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Earn $1,493.04 {Last Year’s Grocery Expenses} Selling Totally Random Things Online Well, there hasn’t been a buyer on the T-Rex yet, but I know his day will come. I’ll keep you posted. Sold so far: 1 Box of “Native Organically Harvested Maine Driftwood” for $89.95 1 Box of 12 Heart Shaped Rocks for 24.95 1 box of 6 Heart Shaped Rocks for $22.95 1 box of 2 Folgers Coffee Cans for $29.95 Set of 3 Brim Coffee Cans for $39.95 1 Martinson Coffee Can for $19.95 *Money earned selling random stuff so far $227.70 * At the end of the...

When it comes to our moms, they’re the one person we should be thanking on the daily. From the time we are born to our eventual escape from the nest, moms are ever-present in our lives. But as is often the case, sometimes life gets in the way and we forget to let them know how much we love them. That’s why Mother’s Day was invented. This yearly recognition of the parent that birthed us is a great time to get in touch and let them know how much you care for them. But don’t just leave it at your...

Illustrations by Maxime MouyssetJeff Carpoff was a good mechanic. But as a businessman, he struggled. In the two decades since high school, he’d lost one repair shop after another, filed for personal bankruptcy, and watched a lender foreclose on the small house in a California refinery town where he’d lived with his wife and two young kids. By 2007, he was 36, jobless, and adrift.Yet there, at his life’s lowest, the remarkable happened. A contraption he’d rigged up in his driveway—a car trailer decked with solar panels and a heavy battery—got the attention of people with real money. Carpoff could...

  Go On A Solo Adventure.  Done A solo adventure to Fair Isle. I don’t think I could have picked a more unique, isolated and cozy spot to spend a few weeks. I’m already dreaming of going back.  Take An Adult Education Class Done The Girl and I took a 3 day British Baking Classics course at King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vermont and had a good time. My favorite thing we made was the sticky toffee pudding.  Revisit An Old Friend. I’m working on it! I’m nearly there.  Card by RatBeePress on Etsy Send 52 Cards To 52 Different People....

[ comments ] ≡ Pages Contributors: Alchitry, Ell C Favorited Favorite 11 Introduction Let’s start at the beginning. What is an FPGA? Well, FPGA stands for Field Programmable Gate Array, which isn’t helpful in understanding what they are or do but we had to get that out of the way. FPGAs belong to a class of devices known as programmable logic, or sometimes referred to as programmable hardware. Essentially, an FPGA doesn’t do anything itself but it can be configured to be just about any digital circuit you want. The magic here is that nothing physically changes. You simply load...